GRE Word List

CALLUS

a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark

The meaning of the word callus is a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.

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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
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reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
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